It wasn't until the carriage traveled three or four miles that Xiao Jinyan saw that Yu Wenshuang and the others hadn't caught up, that he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and asked Dongfang Nuan Nuan in the car, "Dongfang girl, didn't you scare you, right?"

Dongfang Nuan Nuan said, "I just escaped death, thanks to you, Brother Xiao." ”

"It's just luck!"

Dongfang Nuannuan analyzed in the car, "But it's not, when I was competing just now, I really saw it in the car, the last move of Miss Yuwen was the most powerful of the three styles of the phantom sword, and it can even cross the border to kill, when you jump in the air, there are more than 20 kinds of changes after the sword move, almost locking all your retreats." If that sword goes up a little bit and goes straight to your throat, unless you cultivate to a higher realm than hers and use your internal force to forcibly shake her sword open, you can only lead the neck to be killed. ”

Although Xiao Jinyan knew that her analysis was right, when she said it, she couldn't help but blush, and argued, "Maybe she is not proficient in training." ”

Dongfang Nuan Nuan said again, "Two years ago, in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Xilong Martial Arts and Guanwai Martial Arts held three teachings, which was originally a point-to-point competition, Mobei lone wolf Xiong Ben and Saiwai Flying Eagle Du Xiao The two shot ruthlessly, and successively defeated the four masters of the Northwest Martial Arts, two dead and two disabled, arrogant to the extreme, saying that there is no martial arts in the Central Plains Martial Arts, Yuwenshuang listened to it in his ears, and used this set of phantom sword three styles, with one enemy and two, broke two hands and one foot, and forced the two to swear a poisonous oath, and they will not enter the customs one step in this life. This is her first appearance in the rivers and lakes. After that, he handled the affairs of the rivers and lakes for Yuwen Tianlu, if he didn't use internal force, it was said that even Zao Wou-Ki avoided three points. ”

Xiao Jinyan said that if you analyze it like this, I think we can run away today, it's really smoke on the ancestral grave.

Dongfang Nuannuan smiled, "I don't think so, she is willing to let us go, and Miss Yuwen is probably reluctant to kill you." ”

Xiao Jinyan said, "Why?"

Dongfang Nuannuan thought for a moment, and said quietly, "Brother Xiao is a man after all, he doesn't know much about the girl's heart, although Yuwenshuang is in a high position, she is still a woman after all, I know this better than you." ”

Xiao Jinyan thought to herself, could it be that this evil woman is interesting to me? But when she made a move just now, her sword moves were sharp, and she didn't leave any affection, and she clearly wanted to take my life, most of it was an illusion of Dongfang Nuannuan, thinking of this, she even drove this idea out of her mind.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and they no longer spoke.

After traveling for more than an hour, Xiao Jinyan saw that Yu Wenshuang really kept his promise and did not lead people to chase and kill, so he immediately relieved himself and drove to Yangzhou.

......

Suzhou City.

In the past two days, Li Tingcheng's investigation has not made any progress, but Xiaohongyu has to shout to go to Yangzhou to find Xiao Jinyan, and finally Li Tingcheng has no choice but to click on her acupoint, let Qingcao look at her, and secretly ran to Yipinju and drank alone.

Although Li Valve's influence in the south of the Yangtze River is large, but the foundation is mainly in Jinling, Yangzhou City is mainly the territory of Yixiaotang, the people he sent out, in the investigation of Vancouver's death is not very smooth, whenever there are clues, but the investigation is found nothing, he vaguely feels that there is a force in Suzhou City, secretly obstructing him. Chuanjian has gone to the capital to deliver news, even if it is fast, it will take half a moon to come and go. This annoyed Li Tingcheng.

Zhao Lanjiang has gained a firm foothold in the six-door prison, he went to visit once, sent some wine and meat over, and he took care of him in the prison, Fan Wuchang's small life was extremely comfortable, and the people in the entire No. C cell called him Fan Ye when they met, and even when he put on the meal, he was ranked first, this treatment, even in the Fan family, which really made him raise his eyebrows.

Before Xiao Jinyan left, the three had a secret conversation to deal with the big event that was about to happen in Suzhou.

Now the situation in Suzhou City has been as Xiao Jinyan expected that day, there are more and more people in the rivers and lakes, and it is not uncommon for weapons to fight and fight in the city, Su Zhengyuan had no choice but to borrow 300 soldiers and horses from the Suzhou garrison general to maintain law and order in the city. What's more, Li Tingcheng also found that there were more business travelers in the city with Western Chu accents, saying that they were coming to purchase Su Jin, Li Tingcheng analyzed, and many of these people were mixed with some spies of the Western Chu Dynasty.

Li Chengcheng's seat is a private seat on the second floor, sitting by the window, you can enjoy the scenery along the street of Suzhou City. Li Chengcheng is not Xiao Jinyan after all, a pot of Taihu Lake is drunk for less than half, and he feels too strong to drink, and he is already a little drunk.

At this time, there was a gong sound on the long street.

Li Tingcheng listened carefully, and the gong sounded elevenly. He was full of poetry and etiquette, and the ordinary county went out to patrol, sounded seven gongs, and the military and civilians avoided it, and the prefect went out on patrol, sounded nine sounds, and the large and small military and civilian people avoided it, and if the general, the governor or the Qin sent out to patrol, then the gong eleven was sounded, which meant that all the large and small military and civilian people were all avoided.

Along with the prestige, a convoy drove to this side, watching the battle, it seemed that there were important officials patrolling Suzhou. On the long street, the loess mat road, the water is poured on the street, followed by two rows of errand officers, two people beat the gong, disperse the crowd around them, and then there are messengers holding quiet, evasive signs, along the way there are already people riding horses to maintain order, a little dodge, a whip beckoned, scolded: "Lord Qincha on behalf of the Son of Heaven to patrol, idle people and so on." ”

That face caused a lot of resentment among passers-by.

In the center is a sedan chair with eight lifts, the silver sedan top, the sedan cover, the sedan chair are all black, according to the Ming etiquette system, the officials above the three grades, use the four sedan chairs in Beijing, use the eight sedan chairs outside Beijing, the emperor inspects the world on behalf of the Son of Heaven, enjoys the eight sedan chairs, everywhere he goes, such as the emperor in person.

Zhou Xiao, the prefect of Suzhou, had already led the officials of good rank under his rule, and the governors and counties of various prefectures and counties to greet them on the long street, and Zhao Jinlian, the governor of Nanzhili Yingtian, was not in the greeting procession, which was a bit unpredictable.

Li Tingcheng sneered in his heart, Lord Qincha was plotted, Zhou Xiao not only concealed it, but also deliberately made a fake Qincha, and even more, took advantage of this opportunity to blackmail the local gentry and township party again, and made a windfall, he has long been unaccustomed to this person, if he didn't promise Xiao Jinyan not to mess around, otherwise as long as it was a moment, he would fall to the ground.

Inside the Yipin residence, everyone also gathered around the window, and there was a humane, "This Lord Qincha, the patrol posture is really big enough, and there are nearly two hundred soldiers in front and behind." There is an old man who said, "The last time there was a Qincha patrol in Suzhou City, it was still the eleventh year of Zhengtai." ”

A man in green clothes said, "It's strange." ”

The crowd asked what was going on.

The man said, "I heard that not long ago, the Zhou Governor's Mansion held a banquet at his home and caused a trouble, and it is said that the person who died was Lord Qincha, how could he be alive here today? If this is true, who died in the Zhou Governor's house that night, and if that is the Qincha, who is in this sedan chair?"

"You said it as if you had seen it yourself, but you had seen it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard two men in high hats and soap coats come to the man and pat him on the shoulder. The messenger pulled the man over, and stretched out his hand to slap him.

In these years, wearing hats and green, he was either a servant or a soldier. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly flashed aside, for fear of being implicated.

"In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, what are you kid talking nonsense?"

The man said, "Who are you?"

The soap-clothed man said, "You slandered the court officials, this crime is a big one." ”

The man said, "As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, I have the right to express my opinion. ”

The man in soap sneered, "I recognize your authority, but I want to ask you to move somewhere and say whatever you want when the time comes." ”

"Where?"

The man in soap clothes said, "A person just died in the Suzhou Mansion Prison last night, and it hurts to come out, why don't you add a plug and go live for two days first?"

Zhou Xiao planned for several days for this "Qincha" trip, and placed eyeliner in various tea shops, restaurants, and restaurants, just to prevent people from talking nonsense. This man was unlucky, and before he could talk about it, he was arrested.

The man was so frightened that his legs were weak, "The adults spare their lives, the younger ones ate two cups of yellow soup, talked nonsense, and asked the two poor brothers not to blame." With that, he stretched out his hand and slapped his cheeks, and after a while, his cheeks were high and bulging, and they were already red and swollen.

When the two officials heard his explanation, they dragged out the shackles and put them on the man's head, and dragged the unlucky man away.

From beginning to end, Li Chengcheng watched coldly and did not speak. He is not Xiao Jinyan, he is not enthusiastic, and he is not Zhao Lanjiang, he draws a knife to help when he encounters injustice, he is Li Chengcheng, in his opinion, this man ended up like this, it is purely self-inflicted.

After the officials finished saluting, they were about to move forward, when in the crowd, suddenly a ragged old man broke through the soldiers' barriers, rushed to the front of the Qincha sedan chair in a blink of an eye, and shouted loudly, "Lord Qincha, the villain is wronged, and please ask the master of Qingtian to be the master of the small people!"

The people along the street originally came to pay homage to Lord Qincha, but a sudden change occurred at the scene, which immediately caused a riot and discussions. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, if officials go out on patrol, if there are people who stop the sedan chair to complain, the officials must not avoid it, and must accept the complaint.

Zhou Xiao hated to death in his heart at the moment, he glanced at Su Zhengyuan viciously, and was very dissatisfied with the security measures he arranged, so frightened that Su Zhengyuan lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, but the corners of his mouth showed a subtle smile, that day, the news that Xiao Jinyan told him was worth ten thousand gold, compared to it, what was it to make a little compromise with him?

The old man who sued, surnamed Liu Minggui, had a son Liu Quancai who was a talented man, and he was once a well-known wealthy family in Suzhou.

Two years ago, before the township test, Zhou Xiao asked Liu Gui for a bribe, was refused, Zhou Xiao held a grudge, took advantage of his position, and designated Liu Quancai as a bandit, and used various means to coerce and lure, the so-called prefect who broke the door, the county order of the house, within half a year, the Liu family's property was stripped away, after Liu Quancai was released, Xiucai's qualifications were also banned, in a fit of anger, he committed suicide by throwing himself into a well, which caused a sensation in Suzhou City, Zhou Xiao used his power to suppress this matter.

When Zhou Xiao saw this person, how could he not know this person, and said that he wanted something bad, so he shouted loudly: "Wu Na Lao'er, what grievances do you have, go to the yamen and say that you have collided with Lord Qincha's official authority here, can you afford it?"